This report lists the franchised hotel chains in Canada with information such as gross sales, units by region, name of franchise manager, franchise fee, royalty fee and advertising fee for readers who are interested in a franchise. This year the listing also gives a brief description of the chain.

TORONTO—In an effort to boost its membership sales, the Canadian Automobile Association has started offering member benefits to cyclists in Vancouver. The city has an active and avid cycling community, so it made sense to offer the same perks to the cyclist as a motorist. Now, if a cyclist gets a flat on Hastings Street, a CAA technician will show up driving an environmentally-friendly vehicle to change the tire. That’s just one of the creative suggestions being used to get travel industry operators through the tough times of 2009.